Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Slingshot Hip Hop

Play trailer Slingshot Hip Hop 2008 1h 20m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Palestinian rappers use music to resist Israel.

Critics Reviews

View More
Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 03/13/2008
2.5/4
Like Young Rebels before it, Slingshot Hip Hop illustrates how hip-hop appeals to the world's oppressed. Go to Full Review
Justin Chang Variety 01/22/2008
Music-themed fests and Mideast programmers should make room on their playlists. Go to Full Review
Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 08/01/2024
Like the Northern Irish film Kneecap, Salloum’s film similarly shows how the art helped a generation of musicians in Palestine express their own emotions and preserve their own culture. It’s a powerful thing. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com 04/04/2011
C+
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 03/22/2008
3/5
Profiles of Palestinian hip hop groups who are using their music as a creative protest against the injustices heaped upon them by the Israeli occupation. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
02/09/2013 A very inspirational documentary on Hiphop in Palestine See more 06/22/2011 music without any boundary but with political meanings. See more 10/09/2010 Interesting movie shown as part of the Refugee Film Festival in Tokyo. Gives very clear view of the conditions that people are living under in Gaza and the West Bank. Israel's behaviour is quiet disgusting. See more 06/03/2010 An excellent documentary about Palestinian wrappers in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. I was surprised by how many areas of life it touches on; politics and identity were a given, but discussion on what occupation does to a person's ambitions and self esteem, how hip hop can be used to vent anger as well as provide hope, and the role of the Palestinian woman, among others, was unexpected. Very nicely done. See more 04/02/2010 How can I rate it less if it taught me about the things of which I had no idea... about the background of the songs I listened to on youtube. That's the role of a good documentary, I think. For hip-hop fans and those interested in the Palestinian cause. Or all those who are open-minded - the rest might be likely to fall asleep. See more 07/21/2009 A must-see. I saw this on Sundance on DocDay and interestingly it came after a documentary I didn't watch about the kipputzim system?!? Wonderful documentary. I love that they tell us they have no use for our pity, only our solidarity. Hip hop is such a perfect fit. See more Read all reviews
Slingshot Hip Hop

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All
Carmel 40% 65% Carmel Watchlist Tales From the Organ Trade 60% 62% Tales From the Organ Trade Watchlist State 194 67% 40% State 194 Watchlist The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers 38% 33% The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers Watchlist When Jews Were Funny 71% 33% When Jews Were Funny Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis Palestinian rappers use music to resist Israel.
Director
Jackie Salloum
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 20m